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Old 04-05-2012, 04:51 PM
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I am trying to sell some G/S stripes on the forum and I get a response from a member going by the name of youman, new member just signed up today. His e-mail sounds just like the scam e-mails we are all used to getting, broken english incorrect grammer ect. Has any body else been contacted by this person?
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:06 PM
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So what was the Con...?

"I'll gladly pay you tomorrow - for some GS stripes today"

POS - MF'ers - like to catch them all by the throat ...
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:07 PM
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send me a PM with link to his profile please
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He pmd me also regarding my bose amp for sale and had the nerve to ask me for my information and credentials. He just became a member today with 0 posts
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:23 PM
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Contacted me as well on tires and I thought the same thing.
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:23 PM
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He pmd me also regarding my bose amp for sale and had the nerve to ask me for my information and credentials. He just became a member today with 0 posts
He did the same thing to me. I have been here 5 years and sold a few Corvettes thru this forum with no problem at all.
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:24 PM
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He contacted me as well on a for sale thread I created today. //art

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hmm..no posts so I gotta work to find him....have no fear
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He has emailed and PM'd me about my tires for sale. I bit until I saw this post.

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There was a post on this guy a couple of days ago that has since been locked. It appears he has used the same ploy on a number of car related forums
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He has emailed and PM'd me about my tires for sale. I bit until I saw this post.

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I think the Mods have taken care of him.
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Dude needs a phuggin' hobby!
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yeah the Mods are real tough guys -

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yeah the Mods are real tough guys -

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